Patients affected by some genetic skin defects, for example, dyskeratosis congenita or scleroderma, may present spontaneous or induced chromosomal fragility. Hence we performed a cytogenetic analysis in families of patients affected by lamellar ichthyosis, an autosomal recessive disease not yet fully characterized at the cellular and molecular levels. Chromosomal fragility was assayed in untreated lymphocyte cultures and in those supplemented with aphidicolin or bleomycin. Cells from some affected patients and some of their parents showed hypersensitivity to the radiomimetic agent bleomycin.
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Klin Monbl Augenheilkd
January 2025
Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany.
Purpose: The study aimed to assess the reliability of tele-education in training a Malawian ophthalmology resident to interpret optical coherence tomography (OCT) images of patients with macular conditions.
Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of 1000 macula-centered OCT image series from 1000 eyes of 1000 consecutive patients from Malawi, which involved initial interpretation by a German retina specialist (observer 1) (T). Observer 1 then trained a Malawian resident (observer 2) via email, and observer 2 independently interpreted images at T, followed by face-to-face training in Malawi and reinterpretation at T and T (3-month intervals).
Circ Heart Fail
January 2025
Aswan Heart Center, Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation, Egypt (A.M.I., M.R., A. Elsawy, M.H., S.H., W.E., A. Elaithy, A. Elguindy, A. Afifi, Y.A., M.Y.).
Background: Changes in the phenotype and genotype in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) are thought to involve the myocardium as well as extracardiac tissues. Here, we describe the structural and functional changes in the ascending aorta of obstructive patients with HCM.
Methods: Changes in the aortic wall were studied in a cohort of 101 consecutive patients with HCM undergoing myectomy and 9 normal controls.
Front Med (Lausanne)
January 2025
Department of Spine Surgery, Wuhan Fourth Hospital, Wuhan, China.
Background: Tropical Candida spondylitis is an uncommon cause of lower back pain in patients, especially in non-tropical areas or in patients not at risk of immunocompromise.
Case Presentation: A 65-year-old woman presented with a six-month history of poorly managed low back pain, now accompanied by numbness and pain in both lower extremities. Her medical history was significant for tertiary hypertension.
Front Med (Lausanne)
January 2025
Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Background: The study aimed to review the etiology of corneal blindness and investigate the relative risk of corneal graft rejection (CGR) in the southern Liaoning region.
Methods: The clinical records of 359 patients (394 eyes) who underwent corneal transplantation at the Department of Keratoconus of the Third People's Hospital of Dalian from January 2019 to December 2023 were retrospectively analyzed. The data included patients' age, gender, occupation, diagnosis, surgical procedure, postoperative immune rejection, and neovascularization.
BMC Ophthalmol
January 2025
Translational Ophthalmology Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Kargar Street, Tehran, Iran.
Purpose: To analyze the outcomes of corneal transplantation procedures over a 13-year period at Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran, Iran, to identify trends and determinants influencing the frequency and success of primary and re-transplantations.
Methods: Utilizing a comprehensive dataset from the hospital's Hospital Information System, the study reviewed the records of 8,378 patients who underwent corneal transplants between 2009 and 2022. This analysis included demographic information, surgical details, and follow-up data.
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